When searching NCL Online
Catalog, have found needed materials but the bibliographic record showed that
it is in the closed stacks, if the searcher has applied an NCL Library Card
before, then it is possible to do online retrieval request either from inside
or outside the Library. However, the requested item will be retained in the
Circulation Desk only for the day it is requested. Please be aware of allowed
retrieval request time for the following two situations:

(1) For books kept in “Closed Stacks”
(Chinese indicated as [典藏書庫],[法律中文書庫],[參庫中文],[參庫西文])，online retrieval request could be done from 00:00 until 30 minutes
before the associated reading area is closed for the day. Average waiting time
for the requested item is 20 minutes.

(2) For books kept
in “Remote Repository”, the library staff would take trips to the Remote
Repository for only 7 times a day; leaving time for the Remote Repository is:
9:30, 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 13:30, 14:30, 16:00. Waiting time is varied from 50
minutes (if request is done right before the staff left for the Remote
Repository) to 1hour and 50 minutes (if request is done right after the staff
has just left, then, has to wait until next trip).

A user can place 3 retrieval
request for the above (1) and 5 retrieval request for the above (2) situation
respectively. After he/ she have taken the requested items, it is possible to
request for the next 3/ 5 books for each holding situation.

If the needed books are on
the open shelves, users can help themselves to get the books.

For preservation and
conservation reason, as a principle, duplications of rare book pages are only
allowed to do from microfilms or reprints. For special reason that has been
approved by the Director of the Special Collections Division, reproduction from
originals is restricted within less than 10 pages.

Charges for reproductions:

(1) Copy from books: NT$2 per page. Users
need to purchase pre-paid copy card and do copy by himself/ herself.

As
the National Central Library is the only one legal depository library in Taiwan,
the Library bears a mission to preserve all the deposited books for
contemporary and future generation. Therefore, all the materials and books are
for in-library use only. The Library equipped copiers and scanners for users to
duplicate pages of his/ her needs. However, the copyright law of Taiwan
(R.O.C.) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of
copyrighted material. The person using such equipment is liable for any
infringement.

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